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Child vendor on a street in Apia
Apia, SAMOA — Children in Samoa are subjected to the worst forms of child labor, including in commercial sexual exploitation, and governments have been doing little to eliminate it. The United States Department of Labor's latest report also says children engage in dangerous tasks in street vending...
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government will consider a constitutional change to allow the Head of State to be appointed for life. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa said this was included in the FAST manifesto for the 2021 General Election. Parliament has approved 250,000 tālā to fund a review of the...
Washington, D.C. —  Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part with the president of the Republic of Palau Surangel Whipps and a delegation from Belau last week in a meeting that highlighted issues concerning the renegotiation of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the...
EuroMillions website on phone screen
Tahiti, FRENCH POLYNESIA — A woman in French Polynesia has won a record $US254 million in the EuroMillions lottery. The woman has chosen to remain anonymous, and was given the cheque by representatives of France's lottery games operator FDJ after they arrived from Paris. The organisation said it...
Louie Iese
Tacoma, Washington - Pictured above with story is Louie Iese, husband to Maria Nunez and father to their son, Emery, delivered a sermon at Saturday night's vigil." *Editor's note - NO photos of the alleged shooter have been made available to Samoa News at this time.
Tacoma, Washington - Pictured above with story is Louie Iese, husband to Maria Nunez and father to their son, Emery, delivered a sermon at Saturday night's vigil." *Editor's note - NO photos of the alleged shooter have been made available to Samoa News at this time. Tacoma, WASHINGTON — Police...
Malua Jubilee church congretation
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa Government is preparing to repeal the controversial law introduced by the previous adminstration in 2018 to tax church ministers. The Minister of Customs and Revenue, Tuala Ponifasio, has been instructed to consult with the church ministers - as is required for any...
Tom Udall, Ambassador to NZ & Samoa
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has confirmed the former Democratic Senator from New Mexico Tom Udall as ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. Mr Udall was nominated in July by President Joe Biden. He was a two-term senator before standing down in 2020. In the Senate he served on the Foreign Relations...
 Samoa prime minister Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has hinted that her Cabinet will consider a recommendation from the National Emergency Operations Committee to delay some of the planned repatriation flights from New Zealand and Australia. "This request came in after the Cabinet meeting and...
Samoa Ministry of Health building
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan government has explained the rationale behind banning flights from American Samoa while allowing repatriation flights from New Zealand and Australia. Director General of Health, Leausa Take Naseri, said it's because four cases in the territory there have still not been...
Never leave a child alone in a car graphic
Apia, SAMOA — A couple from Faleasi'u village in Samoa are being investigated over the death of their three-year-old baby girl. TV1Samoa reports Assistant Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo confirming the couple had gone shopping on Wednesday with their daughter and left her in the...

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